Fishing-rod.



W. H. TALLETT.

FISHING ROD.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 14, 1913.

l/m/kmwow v Patented June 2, 1914.

WILLIAM H. TALLE'IT, 0F WATERTOWN, NEW YORK.

I FISHING-ROD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1914..

Application filed June 14, 1913. Serial No. 773,694.

To all whom it may concern Be it known'that I, WILLIAM H. TALLETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1030 Cofi'een street, Watertown, in the county of J eii'erson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Rods; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a fishing rod, and particularly to a sectional steel rod.

An object of the invention is the provision of a sectional steel rod having a reinforcing winding of suitable thread covering the entire rod and coated with a suitable water proofed composition to prevent the steel from becoming rusted.

Another object is to provide multiple windings of suitable thread at the weak points in the joints between the sections, to strengthen these points without detracting from the desirable flexibility of the. rod.

A further object is to provide a steel fishing rod with a copper coating or plating and an outer covering of suitable water proofed thread for rendering the rod impervious to salt air, and water.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a complete rod of ordinary construction entirely covered with my improved winding. Fig. 2, represents afragmentary view in side elevation of the joint between two sections of the rod, partly broken away, and showing the windings in section. Fig. 3, represents a fragmentary view of a section of a rod, showing a portion thereof wrapped and a portion exposed. Fig. 4, represents a transverse'sectional view through Fig. 3, and Fig. 5, represents a fragmentary view partly in 'sec tion of a portion of the rod showing one of the line receiving eyes.

Referring to the drawing, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 indicates a complete sectional steel rod of ordinary construction having my improved reinforcing winding to be hereinafter described.

The ordinary rods manufactured of metal are formed in sections and of sheet material of tubular formation, having a longitudinal seam 11. The objection to the seam is that it permits water to gain access to the interior of the rod and to the ed es of the section, and to rust these parts. T e ferrules 12 are brazed to the large ends of the sections, and during this process that end of the section is obviously heated, sometimes to such a degree as to materially harden that portion of the section, and render the rod likely to breakage at this point.

In carrying out my invention, I wind each section ofthe rod 10 with a thread 13 of a suitable gage and material. The first winding or covering 13, is wrapped in very close coils about the sections of the rod and so as to positively prevent the water gaining access to the interior of the sections through the seams 11 therein. However, to further guard against the admission of water, I coat the windin or covering 13 with a suitable water proo ng composition, such as shellac. The large ends of the sections of the rod to which are brazed the ferrules 12, are further reinforced by two extra windings of thread 14 and 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The intermediate winding 14 extends from the end of the ferrule 12, a distance inwardly on the section of the rod 10, and surrounds the first covering 13, while the outer covering 15, extends from the ferrule 12, a shorter distance inwardly on the section.

It is obvious that the extra windings 14 and 15 will materially strengthen the rod at the point which is most likely to be the weakest. To insure against these reinforc ing windings or coverings from becoming Water soaked and consequently widened, a suitable Water proofed composition may be also coated thereover.

In order that the steel rod may effectively withstand the deteriorating influence of salt air and water the rod may be coated or plated, electrically or otherwise with a layer of copper of adequate thickness. It will be understood the cop or is to be applied directly to the steel oi the rod, and thereafter covered with the windings therein described.

What I claim is:

In combination, a sectional steel fishing rod having a ferrule brazed to one end of each section and adapted to receive the end of the next section, separate windings of name to this specification in the presence of thread coverlng each section from the end two subscribing Witnesses.

to the ferrule and additional windin s forming multiple layers extending from the fer- WILLIAM TALLETT 5 rule of each section Various distances in- Witnesses:

wardly. L. B. STEVENSON, In testimony whereof I have signed my M. J. PAWLING. 

